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  2. Basque (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    A basque is an item of women's clothing. The term, of French origin, originally referred to types of bodice or jacket with long tails, and in later usage a long corset, characterized by a close, contoured fit and extending past the waistline over the hips. It is so called because the original French fashion for long women's jackets was adopted from Basque traditional dress. In contemporary ...

  3. Tightlacing - Wikipedia

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    Boarding schools for such young women incorporated corset training into their education, instructing students to sleep in corsets and achieve ever-smaller waistlines. [ 4 ] In the late years of the Victorian era , medical reports and rumors claimed that tightlacing was fatally detrimental to health (see Victorian dress reform ). [ 1 ]

  4. Foundation garment - Wikipedia

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    Women have worn foundation garments, such as corsets and brassieres, for a very long time. [1] Foundation garments were patented by Marion M Chubby in 1965 (categorized in elastic corsets). [2] In the early 20th century, the invention of elastic materials and the introduction of new designs led to the development of modern shapewear.

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    Pixie Market. This online-only retailer is the place to go for covetable, fashion-forward clothing with a sophisticated European sensibility. The styles on offer—cargo parachute pants ...

  6. Corset - Wikipedia

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    Corsets are known to contribute significantly to muscle wasting in the core and back when worn over long periods of time. Although they temporarily relieve back pain, muscle atrophy due to disuse will lead to increased lower-back pain and eventually perpetual reliance on the corset. [ 13 ]

  7. Busk (corsetry) - Wikipedia

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    Front Claps for corsets. A busk (also spelled busque) is a rigid element of a corset at the centre front of the garment. [1] Two types exist, one- and two-part busks. [2]Single-piece busks were used in "stays" and bodices from the sixteenth to early nineteenth centuries and were intended to keep the front of the corset or bodice straight and upright.

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